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Part of our collaboration with Berea College, a tuition-free college in Berea, Kentucky, and the first integrated co-ed college in the South, the Convergence Vase was designed in a partnership between visiting designer Norman Teague, craft apprentice Jose-Alfredo Ramos-Macias ’21, and ceramics student Elsa Black ’23. The design focuses on the “kinship of all people”…

Gregory Buntain, founder of Brooklyn-based design studio Fort Standard, uses natural materials and modern production methods to bring his designs to life. By combining elements of the natural world with tried and true processes, Buntain creates enduring pieces. The Stacking Candleholder Set comprises weighty solid brass holders designed for both taper and votive candles. Each…

Based in Milan, Stories of Italy is a design studio that uses time-honored techniques to create beautifully crafted modern objects. Their Macchia Collection resulted from an innovative approach to the traditional Venetian macchia technique, in which patterns are created by repeatedly fusing colored glass powders and flakes. Up to 5 different layers are needed to…

Destination: Architecture is an unparalleled and comprehensive resource for anyone wanting to get more out of their travels. No journey would be complete without this expertly curated ‘who’s who’ of the most exciting architecture in the world. Each building is illustrated with a single image and accompanied by a brief description, with addresses, websites, and…

Alexander Girard was the director of design for Herman Miller’s textile division from 1952 to 1973. He was asked to add an element of ‘aesthetic functionalism’ to Herman Miller’s first open-plan office system, called Action Office. He responded with more than 40 images for Environmental Enrichment Panels (1972), which are now available as quality, high-resolution…

The Spindle Clock (1957) is one of more than 150 clocks designed by George Nelson Associates for the Howard Miller Clock Company, which sold them from 1949 into the 1980s. Nelson Associates, first launched as a studio by George Nelson in 1947 in New York City, employed some of the most celebrated designers of the…

Inspired by ikebana, the Japanese art of flower-arranging, the Hana Vase (2021) makes it easy to create simple yet striking arrangements of flowers or branches.’rafted of glazed ceramic, this sculptural vase is shaped around a central ceramic flower frog, or kenzan, with holes to hold individual stems in place for artful arranging. Designed in Copenhagen…